ROOTS ROSE RADISH IS AN ARTISANAL COMPANY dedicated to creating sustainable health and beauty care with the highest quality ingredients.

Founded on the idea that people shouldn’t sacrifice their bodies for beauty, each formula is crafted only from high performance natural ingredients by a trained Herbalist. With our back to the land approach we grow and wildcraft many plants sought after for their medicinal properties in the formulas; an embodiment of local resourcefulness. The other ingredients are sustainably sourced by certified organic growers. Believing that quality will foster radiance and inspire overall sense of well being, leaving you with stunning results.

All research and development, formulations, packaging, marketing and distribution are done in-house, allowing for quality control every step of the process. Each formula is created by Christian Toscano, a clinically trained Herbalist, Doula and Midwife in training. She customizes each formula with an emphasis on the plant’s medicinal properties.

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We’re going to go out on a limb here and say that Roots Rose Radish Calendula Geranium Body Butter is one of the all-around dreamiest products we’ve used in a while. And we’ve tried quite a few. This winter has been a lengthy exercise into tricking our highly adaptive skin into being moisturized by any product with repeated use. Many work well on the first go ‘round but after even a few days fail to be effective.

Anything that doesn’t fall into this category has an automatic foot in the door to our heart. But for this body butter, it was just a good start.

Here’s what the lovely folks at Roots Rose Radish have to say about our new best friend (read all about the glorious ingredients in greater detail at the bottom of this post):

CALENDULA GERANIUM BODY BUTTER is a creamy formula made for all skin types, it gives your skin the nutrients it needs with the uplifting fragrance of Geranium oil. Focusing on the cellular reparative and moisturizing qualities of Calendula flowers means even those with sensitive skin can slather on the good stuff—deeply nourishing shea butter, avocado oil, sweet almond oil & vitamin E, plus soothing botanicals like rose hip seed hydrosol, without worrying about irritation. Plus, it’s non-greasy!

The pale greenish yellow butter (our sample was greener than the tin pictured above) has a decadently balm like consistency. It spreads on like a creamy, highly-emollient salve, and then melts into the skin almost instantly. Greasiness is the only point on which we’ll politely depart from the description. This butter is, on initial application, slightly greasy. But with greasiness comes great hydration, and it’s short-lived. Any oiliness on the skin’s surface disappears within 15 minutes or so. Because of this, some of you may prefer to apply this one in the evenings. We’ll take any excuse to slather this on, morning or night.

And here’s where things get really warm and fuzzy for us. The calendula used in this glorious substance is all grown in RRR founder Christian Toscano’s backyard in Los Angeles (for those of you who missed it, here’s our interview with her). She was kind enough to send us a few shots of the plants that make the magic happen. How many skincare products can you say you’ve seen the specific ingredients of?

Even if you couldn’t care less about that, we’re telling you: this will make your skin soft, hydrated, and infinitely happier. There are still about three months of wretched cold ahead for many of us, so pick up a tin now and thank us later.

calendula oil: one of the most effective topical oils, it is gentle, cooling, and soothing. It is the most successful oil for assisting us with dry and damaged skin, skin inflammations, rashes, diaper irritations, and other skin disorders.Contains: Certified organic Calendula flowers (Calendula officinalis), infused in certified organic Olive Oil.